Frost comes to Baraqueville more often than to 88% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.7°C. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 73% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from May to September, the months with highs of 19–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Rodez-Aveyron station, 15 km north.
A year in Baraqueville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rodez-Aveyron station.
What a year in Baraqueville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rodez-Aveyron.
About 869 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Rodez-Aveyron
A frosty town: 66 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rodez-Aveyron: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Rodez-Aveyron
Rodez-Aveyron is 15 km north of Baraqueville. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Baraqueville itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rodez-Aveyron (12254001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north |
| Station altitude | 578 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 797 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Baraqueville sits 219 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Baraqueville to run about 1.4°C cooler than these figures.
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Baraqueville compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraqueville | Rodez-Aveyron | 25.7°C | −0.2°C | 869 mm |
| Luc-la-Primaube 9.1 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Druelle Balsac 11 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Olemps 11 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Rodez 14 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Onet-le-Château 15 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Sébazac-Concourès 19 km | same station | 25.7°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
Baraqueville weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rodez-Aveyron station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | −0.2°C | 3.4°C | 75 mm | 85 |
| February | 8.3°C | −0.5°C | 3.9°C | 54 mm | 125 |
| March | 12.1°C | 2.1°C | 7.1°C | 63 mm | 172 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.5°C | 9.7°C | 84 mm | 193 |
| May | 18.9°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 97 mm | 219 |
| June | 23.0°C | 11.4°C | 17.2°C | 64 mm | 256 |
| July | 25.7°C | 13.4°C | 19.5°C | 56 mm | 282 |
| August | 25.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.6°C | 60 mm | 274 |
| September | 21.3°C | 9.9°C | 15.6°C | 78 mm | 218 |
| October | 16.6°C | 7.5°C | 12.1°C | 76 mm | 165 |
| November | 10.9°C | 3.2°C | 7.1°C | 85 mm | 104 |
| December | 8.0°C | 0.5°C | 4.3°C | 78 mm | 102 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 6.1°C | 11.1°C | 869 mm | 2,193 |
Where Baraqueville’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rodez-Aveyron, 15 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Rodez-Aveyron, 15 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Aveyron.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Baraqueville’s climate
How warm does Baraqueville get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Baraqueville get in winter?
February nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Baraqueville get?
About 869 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (97 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rodez-Aveyron (15 km away), averages 2,193 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Baraqueville itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Baraqueville, Rodez-Aveyron, 15 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station RODEZ-AVEYRON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Baraqueville →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.